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Mustangs thrive in vault, floor again in Niwot

Alina Koenen leads team in meet

The Fort Morgan gymnastics team continued to put up high scores in the vault and floor routine at their latest meet at Niwot.

Leading the Mustangs was Alina Koenen, who posted the highest score in all four events in the meet.

Koenen finished with an 8.6 in the vault for her best score on the night. In the floor routine, she executed her jumps to score an 8.2. The final score at 8.0 or above for Koenen came on the beam, where she was the bright spot in the event with an 8.0.

Joey Shurtleff and Emilee Heier posted the other two scores above an 8.0 in the meet. Shurtleff came in second place for the Mustangs with an 8.3 in the vault and Heier finished with an 8.05 in the floor routine to add to the team's strong performances in those two events.

Destiny Pelton had a 7.9, Emilee Heier scored a 7.7 and Breonna Koch finished with a 7.6 for the other scores in the vault. Other scores in the floor routine include Shurtleff with a 7.95, Kathryn Koch at 7.9, Schoemaker with a 7.85 and Pelton at 7.35.

Fort Morgan turned in a pair of good performances in the uneven bars, led by Koenen with a 7.95 and Shurtleff with a 7.9. Koch and Schoemaker gave the Mustangs four girls scoring above a 7.0 in an event they are continue to improve in.

Koenen posted the only high score in the beam for the Mustangs as the team struggled to stay on consistently in Niwot.

The Mustangs will return to action on Wednesday for a meet at Overland High School. The meet will start at 5:45 p.m.

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